Supported Drivers and Protocols

The sections in this topic summarize ClearSCADA's driver support by both protocol and driver. Select the relevant heading to display the information in either protocol or driver order. Be aware that the Supported Drivers section also includes non-protocol drivers.

Supported Protocols

Use this topic alongside the corresponding Supported Drivers topic to find out about the protocols with which ClearSCADA can interface and the ClearSCADA drivers that exist to enable communications via those protocols.

With some open protocols, several ClearSCADA drivers exist; typically a main driver designed to enable communications with protocol-compliant devices, along with ‘extension’ drivers that provide additional application-specific functionality for particular types of device. To run an extension driver, you also need to run the main driver, which acts as a ‘parent’ driver to the extension driver. Unless stated otherwise, the extension driver supports the same features as the parent driver, along with additional application-specific features and functionality.

With some protocols, both ‘advanced’ and ‘simple’ drivers exist. The advanced drivers provide more functionality than the simple drivers, such as support for extension drivers and more control over the way in which data is retrieved. As such, an advanced driver might take longer to initially set up than the simple driver equivalent. If both drivers provide the functionality you require, consider using the advanced driver rather than the simple driver. Using the advanced driver will give you more flexibility should your system requirements change in the future.

Regardless of the protocol or driver, if your system requires multiple similar configurations, remember that ClearSCADA supports a comprehensive ‘Template’ and ‘Instance’ feature set to enable rapid configuration of like sections of the database. For more information, see Group Templates and Group Instances in the ClearSCADA Guide to Core Configuration.

Listed below are the protocols for which ClearSCADA supports one or more drivers, along with the names of those drivers.

For more information about a particular driver, select the link in the ‘Protocol Drivers’ column. This will take you to the introductory topic about that driver. With some drivers we also provide links to specific information in the ‘Further Information’ column.

Use this table in conjunction with the Supported Drivers table, which lists the entries by driver, rather than protocol, and provides information about several other drivers that ClearSCADA supports.

Protocol	Protocol Drivers	Driver Type	Intended Use	Further Information
CFX	CFX Export	Stand-alone	For use with flow measurement data. Enables data to be exported for use in any of Flow-Cal’s measurement data management applications
DB2	Totalflow	Simple	Monitoring and processing of gas flow data via ABB Totalfow flow computers	Supported devices
DDE	DDE	Simple	Enables communications with third-party devices such as S5 PLCs	This standard and driver are now deprecated and only retained for backward compatibility
DeviceNet	Hilscher	Simple	For use with fieldbus technology. Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with Hilscher devices.
DF1	DF1	Simple	Enables communications with Allen-Bradley PLCs
DNP3	DNP3	Advanced	Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with other devices using the DNP3 protocol. The driver provides both master and slave functionality, and supports DNP3 Secure Authentication. When using the slave functionality, this driver uses Filtered Value Maps (rather than points) to represent I/O data address ranges.	You can use this driver on its own, or as the ‘parent’ driver for DNP3 extension drivers. Use the ‘standard’ and ‘Generic’ DNP3 database items provided by this driver unless an extension driver provides application-specific functionality.
	DNP3 SCADAPack E	Extension (of the DNP3 driver)	Enables communications with SCADAPack E outstations	Supported Communications Setups
	DNP3 WITS	Extension (of the DNP3 driver)	Enables communications with Water Industry Telemetry Standard (WITS) field devices.	WITS Overview ClearSCADA WITS Version Support
	DNP3 Slave	Incorporated into the DNP3 Driver	Enables ClearSCADA to operate as a DNP3 outstation and report any changes back to another SCADA Master
EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS)	EcoStruxure Web Services Client – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced EWS Driver’ in the online Help)	Advanced	Enables ClearSCADA to read or write to data on other Schneider EWS servers	This Advanced driver provides additional functionality to the Simple driver, such as support for combined current data and historic data
EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS)	EcoStruxure Web Services Client – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple EWS Driver’ in the online Help)	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to read or write to data on other Schneider EWS servers
HCAL	Wonderware Historian	Stand-alone	Enables you to export historic data from ClearSCADA to a Wonderware Historian On-Premise server or to Wonderware Historian Online
ICMP	ICMP	Stand-alone	Monitors and detects whether network-connected remote devices are reachable
IEC 1131-3	ClearSCADA supports 4 of the languages included in this standard using its Logic driver. For more information, see Supported Logic Languages in the ClearSCADA Guide to Logic.
IEC 60870-5-101	IEC 60870-5	Advanced	This driver provides both master and slave functionality. In the online Help, the functionality is explained in two guides. The IEC 60870-5 Driver Guide explains the functionality when ClearSCADA acts as a master. This functionality enables communication with Controlled Stations (such as RTUs) using the supported protocol. The ClearSCADA Guide to the IEC 60870-5 Slave Driver explains the functionality that applies when ClearSCADA acts as a slave. This functionality enables ClearSCADA to act as an IEC60870-5 Controlled Station (outstation) and report any changes back to its Controlling Station (SCADA Master).	You can use this driver on its own, or as the ‘parent’ driver for IEC 60870-5 extension drivers Use the ‘core’ IEC 60870-5 database items provided by this driver unless an extension driver provides application-specific functionality. When using the slave functionality, this driver uses Filtered Value Maps (rather than points) to represent 'Information Object' data address ranges.
	IEC 60870-5 KEMA	Extension (of the IEC 60870-5 driver)	Enables communication with KEMA compliant devices over a direct, PSTN, or GSM connection
	IEC 60870-5 Phoenix	Extension (of the IEC 60870-5 driver)	Enables communication with Phoenix Contact devices over a PSTN or GSM connection
IEC 60870-5-104	IEC 60870-5	The driver supports communications via this protocol for both master and slave functionality. For more information, see above.
Kingfisher	Kingfisher	Advanced	Enables communications with Kingfisher RTUs either directly or remotely	Typical Master/Remote Scenarios
LinkMX	Wonderware eDNA	Stand-alone	Enables you to export historic data from ClearSCADA to Wonderware eDNA
MELSEC A	Mitsubishi	Simple	Enables communications with Mitsubishi and other third-party Slaves and PLCs using the supported protocol and transmission format	Supported Transmission Protocol Format
MELSEC A	Mitsubishi Slave	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to act as a Mitsubishi A PLC and report any changes back to its Master	Supported Transmission Protocol Format As a slave, this driver uses Value Maps (rather than points) to represent Mitsubishi device data address ranges.
Modbus	Modbus – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced Modbus Driver’ in the online Help)	Advanced	For communication with Modbus controllers, using the Modbus protocol suite. You can use this driver on its own, or as the ‘parent’ driver for Advanced Modbus extension drivers. Use the ‘core’ and ‘Generic’ Modbus database items provided by this driver unless an extension driver provides application-specific functionality.	Which Driver? Supported Modbus Communication Types. Supported Modbus Function Codes.
	Lufkin SAMS	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	For use with oil field pumping. Enables uploading of rod pump and other data from Lufkin SAM controllers to ClearSCADA
	SCADAPack Modbus	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	Enables communications with SCADAPack controllers, including retrieval and storage of DLOG (stored SCADAPack) data records	Supported Modbus Communication Types. Supported Modbus Function Codes.
	SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO	Extension (of the SCADAPack Modbus driver)	Monitoring and processing of gas, liquid, or water flow data via RealFLO-enabled SCADAPack controllers
	SE Rod Pump Controller	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	For use with oil field pumping. Enables uploading of rod pump data to ClearSCADA
	Modbus – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple Modbus Driver’ in the online Help)	Simple	For communication with Modbus controllers on a system with a simple configuration, using a manual scanner address	Which Driver? Supported Modbus Communication Types. Supported Modbus Function Codes.
	Modbus Slave	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to act as a Modbus PLC and report any changes back to a Master	Supported Modbus Function Codes. As a slave, this driver uses Value Maps (rather than points) to represent Modbus data address ranges.
Multitone	Pager	Stand-alone	Sending information, such as alarm messages, to pagers and mobile phones	Supported Protocols
NTP	NTP Monitor	Simple	Monitoring the accuracy with which system clocks are being synchronized.
ODBC	ODBC	Simple	Transferring data from another ODBC-compliant application into the ClearSCADA database
OPC DA	OPC – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced OPC Driver’ in the online Help)	Advanced	Communication with other OPC DA servers	Which Driver?
OPC DA	OPC – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple OPC Driver’ in the online Help)	Simple	Communication with other OPC DA servers	Which Driver?
OPC XML-DA	OPC XML-DA Client	Simple	Communication with other XML-DA servers	Which Driver?
PROFIBUS-DP	Hilscher	Simple	For use with fieldbus technology. Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with Hilscher devices.
PROFIBUS-FMS	Hilscher	see above
ROC	FloBoss	Simple	Enables communications with FloBoss flow computers
ROC Plus	ROC Plus	Simple	Monitoring and processing of gas flow data via Emerson Remote Operations Controller (ROC) devices	Supported Flow Computers
SCADAPack 50	SCADAPack 50	Advanced	Enables communication with SCADAPack 50 wireless data loggers	SCADAPack 50 and SMS Messaging
SDI-12	SDI-12	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to become an SDI-12 data recorder and read data from intelligent sensors using the supported protocol
SMS	Pager	Stand-alone	Sending information, such as alarm messages, to pagers and mobile phones	Supported Protocols
SNMP	SNMP	Stand-alone	Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with SNMP agents
TAP	Pager	Stand-alone	Sending information, such as alarm messages, to pagers and mobile phones	Supported Protocols
TBox	TBox	Advanced	Enables communications with the TBox range of RTUs produced by CSE Semaphore
UCP	Pager	Stand-alone	Sending information, such as alarm messages, to pagers and mobile phones	Supported Protocols

Supported Drivers

ClearSCADA provides support for the drivers that are listed below. The drivers are typically licensed separately to the ‘core’ ClearSCADA product. ViewX and WebX clients only display information about the drivers and modules that are installed on your system.

For more information about a particular driver, select the link in the Driver Name column. This will take you to the introductory topic about that driver. With some drivers we also provide links to specific information in the Further Information column.

Where a driver is listed as an extension driver, you need to install and run both the ‘parent’ driver (and, where applicable, the ‘grandparent’ driver) in additional to the extension driver.

For those protocols for which ClearSCADA supports multiple drivers, consider using this table in conjunction with the Supported Protocols table, which lists entries by protocol, rather than driver.

Driver Name	Driver Category	Protocol	Driver Type	Intended Use	Further Information
ABB: see Totalflow
Allen-Bradley: see DF1
Aquis Thin Client	Display		Stand-alone	For use with water management systems. Enables real-life hydraulic optimization results to be displayed
Brio: see the SCADAPack 50 Driver
CFX Export	Export and analysis	CFX	Stand-alone	For use with flow measurement data. Enables data to be exported for use in any of Flow-Cal’s measurement data management applications
Crystal Reports	Reporting, Export and analysis		Stand-alone	For producing professional reports that contain information obtained from the ClearSCADA database	Requires a licensed supported version of the third-party SAP Crystal Reports application
CSE Semaphore: see TBox
DDE	Monitoring and control	DDE	Simple	Enables communications with third-party devices such as S5 PLCs	This standard and driver are now deprecated and only retained for backward compatibility
DF1	Monitoring and control	DF1	Simple	Enables communications with Allen-Bradley PLCs
DNP3	Monitoring and control (With Slave functionality enabling reporting to, and control by, another SCADA Master)	DNP3	Advanced	Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with other devices using the DNP3 protocol. The driver provides both master and slave functionality, and supports DNP3 Secure Authentication. When using the slave functionality, this driver uses Filtered Value Maps (rather than points) to represent I/O data address ranges.	This driver provides support for DNP3 extension drivers—drivers that provide additional application-specific functionality for certain types of device.
DNP3 SCADAPack E	Monitoring and control	DNP3 (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the DNP3 driver)	Enables communications with SCADAPack E outstations	Supported Communications Setups
DNP3 WITS	Monitoring and control	DNP3 (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the DNP3 driver)	Enables communications with Water Industry Telemetry Standard (WITS) field devices.	WITS Overview ClearSCADA WITS Version Support
EcoStruxure Web Services Client – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced EWS Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	EcoStruxure Web Services	Advanced	Enables ClearSCADA to read or write to data on other Schneider EWS servers	This Advanced driver provides additional functionality to the simple driver, such as support for combined current data and historic data
EcoStruxure Web Services Client – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple EWS Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	EcoStruxure Web Services	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to read or write to data on other Schneider EWS servers
eDNA: see Wonderware eDNA
Emerson: see FloBoss, ROC Plus, and SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO
EWS: see the appropriate EcoStruxure Web Services Client Driver
FloBoss	Monitoring and control	ROC	Simple	Enables communications with FloBoss flow computers
Flow-Cal: see CFX Export
Foxboro: see SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO
Hilscher	Monitoring and control	PROFIBUS-FMS, PROFIBUS-DP, DeviceNet	Simple	For use with fieldbus technology. Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with Hilscher devices.
ICMP	Monitoring and diagnostics	ICMP	Stand-alone	Monitors and detects whether network-connected remote devices are reachable
IEC 60870-5	Monitoring and control (With Slave functionality enabling reporting to, and control by, another SCADA Master)	IEC 60870-5-101, and IEC 60870-5-104	Advanced	This driver provides both master and slave functionality. In the online Help, the functionality is explained in two guides. The ClearSCADA Guide to the IEC 60870-5 Driver explains the functionality when ClearSCADA acts as a master. This functionality enables communication with Controlled Stations (such as RTUs) using the supported protocol. The ClearSCADA Guide to the IEC 60870-5 Slave Driver explains the functionality that applies when ClearSCADA acts as a slave. This functionality enables ClearSCADA to act as an IEC60870-5 Controlled Station (outstation) and report any changes back to its Controlling Station (SCADA Master).	This driver provides support for IEC 60870-5 extension drivers—drivers that provide additional application-specific functionality for certain types of Controlled Station. When using the slave functionality, this driver uses Filtered Value Maps (rather than points) to represent 'Information Object' data address ranges.
IEC 60870-5 KEMA	Monitoring and control	IEC 60870-5-101 (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the IEC 60870-5 driver)	Enables communication with KEMA compliant devices over a direct, PSTN, or GSM connection
IEC 60870-5 Phoenix	Monitoring and control	IEC 60870-5-101 (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the IEC 60870-5 driver)	Enables communication with Phoenix Contact devices over a PSTN or GSM connection
KEMA: see the IEC 60870-5 KEMA Driver
Kingfisher	Monitoring and control	Kingfisher	Advanced	Enables communications with Kingfisher RTUs either directly or remotely	Typical Master/Remote Scenarios
Lufkin SAMS	Data retrieval	Modbus (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	For use with oil field pumping. Enables uploading of rod pump and other data from Lufkin SAM controllers to ClearSCADA
Mitsubishi	Monitoring and control	MELSEC A	Simple	Enables communications with Mitsubishi and other third-party Slaves and PLCs using the supported protocol and transmission format	Supported Transmission Protocol Format
Mitsubishi Slave	Reporting to, and control by, another SCADA Master	MELSEC A	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to act as a Mitsubishi A PLC and report any changes back to its Master	Supported Transmission Protocol Format As a slave, this driver uses Value Maps (rather than points) to represent Mitsubishi device data address ranges.
Modbus – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced Modbus Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	Modbus	Advanced	For communication with Modbus controllers, using the Modbus protocol suite. This driver also provides support for Modbus extension drivers—drivers that provide additional application-specific functionality for certain types of Modbus controller.	Which Driver? Supported Modbus Communication Types. Supported Modbus Function Codes
Modbus – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple Modbus Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	Modbus	Simple	For communication with Modbus controllers on a system with a simple configuration, using a manual scanner address range	Which Driver? Supported Modbus Communication Types Supported Modbus Function Codes
Modbus Slave	Reporting to, and control by, another SCADA Master	Modbus	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to act as a Modbus PLC and report any changes back to a Master	Supported Modbus Function Codes. As a slave, this driver uses Value Maps (rather than points) to represent Modbus data address ranges.
Modbus—also see: Lufkin SAMS Driver SCADAPack Modbus Driver SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO Driver SE Rod Pump Controller Driver
NTMon: see the Performance Monitor Driver
NTP Monitor	Monitoring and diagnostics	NTP	Simple	Monitoring the accuracy with which system clocks are being synchronized
ODBC	Data transfer	ODBC	Simple	Transferring data from another ODBC-compliant application into the ClearSCADA database
OPC – Advanced (Known as the ‘Advanced OPC Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	OPC DA	Advanced	Communication with other OPC DA servers	Which Driver?
OPC – Simple (Known as the ‘Simple OPC Driver’ in the online Help)	Monitoring and control	OPC DA	Simple	Communication with other OPC servers	Which Driver?
OPC XML-DA Client	Monitoring and control	OPC XML-DA	Simple	Communication with other XML-DA servers	Which Driver?
Pager	Data transmission	Multitone, SMS, TAP, and UCP	Stand-alone	Sending information, such as alarm messages, to pagers and mobile phones	Supported Protocols
Performance Monitor	Monitoring and diagnostics		Simple	Monitor system performance
Phoenix: see the IEC 60870-5 Phoenix Driver
RealFLO: see the SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO driver
ROC Plus	Monitoring and control	ROC Plus	Simple	Monitoring and processing of gas flow data via Emerson Remote Operations Controller (ROC) devices	Supported Flow Computers
Rod Pump Controller: see the SE Rod Pump Controller Driver
RPC: see the SE Rod Pump Controller Driver
SCADAPack 50	Data retrieval	SCADAPack 50	Advanced	Enables communication with SCADAPack 50 wireless data loggers	SCADAPack 50 and SMS Messaging
SCADAPack Modbus	Monitoring and control	Modbus (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	Enables communications with SCADAPack controllers, including retrieval and storage of DLOG (stored SCADAPack) data records	Which Driver? Supported Modbus Communication Types Supported Modbus Function Codes
SCADAPack Modbus RealFLO	Monitoring and control	Modbus (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the SCADAPack Modbus extension driver)	Monitoring and processing of gas, liquid, or water flow data via RealFLO-enabled SCADAPack controllers
SCADAPack: Also see the DNP3 SCADAPack E Driver
SDI-12	Data retrieval	SDI-12	Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to become an SDI-12 data recorder and read data from intelligent sensors using the supported protocol
SE Rod Pump Controller	Data retrieval	Modbus (using an application-specific extension)	Extension (of the Advanced Modbus driver)	For use with oil field pumping. Enables uploading of rod pump data to ClearSCADA
Siemens: see Simatic S7
Simatic S7	Monitoring and control		Simple	Enables communications with various S7 series of Simatic PLCs
ClearSCADA supports the following Slave drivers: DNP3 Slave driver (incorporated into the DNP3 driver) IEC 60870-5 Slave driver (incorporated into the IEC 60870-5 driver) Mitsubishi Slave driver Modbus Slave driver. On systems on which ClearSCADA runs a slave driver, ClearSCADA is the slave device that reports its data and/or is controlled by another SCADA master. See the individual entries elsewhere in this table for more information.
SNMP	Monitoring and control	SNMP	Stand-alone	Enables ClearSCADA to communicate with SNMP agents
SQL Export	Export	SQL	Stand-alone	Enables the results of SQL queries that interrogate the ClearSCADA database to be exported to other applications
TBox	Monitoring and control	TComm	Advanced	Enables communications with the TBox range of RTUs produced by CSE Semaphore
Totalflow	Monitoring and control	DB2	Simple	Monitoring and processing of gas flow data via ABB Totalfow flow computers	Supported devices
Trio Diagnostics	Diagnostics		Simple	Enables ClearSCADA to interrogate Trio Datacom radios for diagnostic data	Trio Datacom Radio Series Supported by the Trio Diagnostics Driver
Wade 310: see the SCADAPack 50 Driver
WITS: see the DNP3 WITS Driver
Wonderware eDNA	Export	LinkMX	Stand-alone	Enables you to export historic data from ClearSCADA to Wonderware eDNA
Wonderware Historian	Export	HCAL	Stand-alone	Enables you to export historic data from ClearSCADA to a Wonderware Historian On-Premise server or to Wonderware Historican Online

Further Information

Master and Slave Communications

Direct and PSTN Communications

Driver Setup:

Set up the Drivers on a New ClearSCADA System

Add a Driver to an Existing ClearSCADA System